THE BASIC METHOD
You know what needs to
get done.
You're just not able to do it and you don't know why.
What would change if you finally understood - specifically - what's getting in your way?
This is a 12-session private consulting engagement. Not a course. Not a group program. You move through five structured phases at the pace your work and brain actually require — with a clear framework holding the whole thing together.
The most sophisticated thing you can do right now is stop overcomplicating it. Strip back to what actually works. That's what the BASIC Method is all about.
WHO THIS IS FOR
If any of this sounds
familiar, you're in the right place.
You're not early career. You've been doing this long enough to know you're more than capable and experienced. The problem isn't skill, drive, or intelligence.
The problem is that your execution system is running past its limits - and everything you've tried so far has been a workaround, not a fix.
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF
You're looking for another productivity app, a mindset reframe,
or a motivational kick. This is a structured consulting engagement.
It requires honesty, effort, and follow-through.
If you're ready for that, let's go.
"I know exactly what I need to do. Why can't I get myself started?
"I end every day exhausted - but nothing that actually mattered moved.
"I've tried every system. Nothing sticks. I'm starting to think the problem is me."
"I look competent on the outside. Inside I feel like I'm quietly dropping the ball."
"I used to be the person who got things done. I don't know when that changed".
"I'm not just behind on tasks. I'm losing trust in my own follow-through."
THE PROGRAM
The BASIC Method - five phases.
One clear outcome.
Each phase addresses one specific breakdown in your ability to start up, focus and follow through.
We don't move to the next phase until the current one is solid. This isn't a curriculum
- it's a rebuild.
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PHASE 01 - FOUNDATION
Baseline
Overload is the signal. We stop the bleeding before we rebuild anything.
You stop the freefall. The shame loop quiets. You start to feel steadier - not because the work disappeared, but because
you understand what's actually happening.
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PHASE 02 - CLARITY
Audit the Load
You cannot fix what you cannot see clearly.
For the first time, your exhaustion makes complete sense. Clarity replaces frustration and self-blame. You stop trying to do
everything and start understanding what's actually on your plate.
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PHASE 03 - DECISION
Sort
Importance is a decision. Not a feeling, not a list.
You stop carrying everything equally. Fewer priorities. More reliability. The decision about what matters first stops being
agonizing and starts being obvious.
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PHASE 04 - EXECUTION
Initiate
Execution (follow through) is a design problem. Not a motivation problem
Starting becomes easier. Recovery becomes faster. You finish more of what you begin. The gap between knowing and doing
- the one that's been costing you - starts to close.
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PHASE 05 - RELIABILITY
Cement
Reliability is not the absence of failure. It is the capacity to recover and move forward.
You trust yourself again. Pressure doesn't overwhelm you. When something breaks down - and it will - you know exactly how to
recover. That's not a feeling. That's a skill you've now developed.
THE BACK TO BASICS PHILOSOPHY
Complexity is the enemy.
You already know this.
Every system you've tried added something. More categories, more tools, more rules to follow. More ways to fail. And here you are - more aware of the problem than ever and still not moving on the work that matters.
Getting back to basics isn't a simple idea. It's a precise one. It means stripping away everything that isn't serving you - until what's left is a clear picture of how you actually work, what actually matters, and what actually moves you forward.
When you understand yourself clearly, you stop fighting yourself. And when you stop fighting yourself, you start to trust yourself again. that's not a mindset shift. That's a structural one. It's the work we do together.
UNDERSTAND
See clearly where and why initiation and follow-through breaks down - specifically for you. Not a general framework. A pattern.
SIMPLIFY
Remove everything that isn't working. Stop carrying solutions that were never built for the level of complexity of your work.
TRUST
Build the consistent evidence that you do what you say you'll do. Trust in yourself isn't a feeling. It's a track record
THE REALITY
This isn't a motivation problem. It never was.
Procrastination, task avoidance, and the inability to start the work that matters - these aren't character flaws. They're what happens when your executive function is operating past its limits.
The more important the work, the harder it can be to start. Not because you don't care - because by the time you sit down, your cognitive control is already depleted. The pile got heavier. The pressure got louder. And nothing around you is designed to help you manage any of it.
You're doing what you've always done. It's just stopped working. And every workaround you build - the lists, the timers, the apps, the new routines - adds more complexity on top of an already overloaded system.
Until you understand exactly where your follow-through is breaking down, and why, nothing you try will stick. That's not a personal failure. That's a design problem.
And design problems have design solutions.
01
The Pattern
You complete a short presession questionnaire. I use your answers to map your situation before we speak - so the session starts with clarity - not catch up.
02
Why It Loops
I come prepared. We work through your specific pattern, your priority map, and your one first move - together. no scripts, no generic advice.
03
The Way Out
Within 24 hours I send your personalized one-page summary - your map, your pattern, your first move. documented so you can use it again and again.
"I can see what's happening in how people get things done before they can. That's not a methodology. That's what I do. The Method exists helps us to work through what is most useful and relevant to you"
SHARI BLACK | ICF | EXECUTIVE FUNCTION CONSULTANT | ADHD & HABIT COACH
"You're spending more energy avoiding the important
work than actually doing it. And the harder you try to
push through the worse it gets."
SHARI BLACK | ICF-ACC | EXECUTIVE FUNCTION CONSULTANT | ADHD & HABIT COACH | BLACK TO BASICS
What Changes
Where you are now vs. where you finish.
"I feel behind before the day even starts."
→ You open your laptop knowing exactly what you're doing first. No scanning. Just starting.
"I'm busy all day but nothing important moves."
→ The work that matters is the work that gets done. Busy work stops masquerading as productivity.
"I keep dropping the ball and I can't explain why."
→ You understand exactly where things break down for you — and you have a system that accounts for it.
"I've tried everything and nothing sticks."
→ You stop building solutions on top of a problem you haven't properly diagnosed. This is the diagnosis.
"I still look competent. Inside I feel unreliable."
→ The outside and inside match again. Your manager, your clients, your family — and you — can count on you.
"I'm losing trust in my own follow-through."
→ You trust yourself again. Not as an aspiration. As a consistent, demonstrated fact.
You've read this far because something here is
true for you.
The application is five questions and takes less than 10 minutes. If we're a fit, you'll hear from
me personally.
No commitment required | I read every application personally
ICF-ACC CERTIFIED
25 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
CERTIFIED HABIT COACH
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER
WHO I AM
An executive function
consultant who has actually
been where you are.
I'm not a productivity guru with a framework I built in a weekend. I'm a former CEO who spent 25 years watching capable, intelligent professionals quietly lose trust in themselves. What I have always been able to do - before there was a method attached to it - is see exactly what's happening in how someone gets important things done when they can't see it themselves. The BASIC Method exists to make what I see useful to you.
My background is in executive leadership, HR, and non-profit operations. I understand what it means to carry a complex workload under real pressure - the kind where you're responsible for outcomes, people are counting on you, and the work still isn't moving. I've lived that. I've worked through it. And I've worked with countless people through it.
I'm an ICF-ACC certified coach & Professional Organizer and I work exclusively in executive function consulting, habits and ADHD. Not general life coaching. Not mindset work. Not another system to add to the pile. Everything I do is built around knowing what you need to do and not being able to make yourself do it consistently - even though you have the skills, the experience, and the capability. Most of the people I work with already know they're capable. What they've lost is trust in their own follow-through. This is what we rebuild.
The BASIC Method is the most comprehensive version of this work I offer. It's not for everyone. But if it's for you, it will change how you work and it will change your results.
THE INVESTMENT
Consider what staying here is actually
costing you.
Before we talk about price, let's be honest about the alternative. Most professionals and
entrepreneurs that I work with have been spinning for years before they reach out. that's
not just lost productivity - that's compounded cost.
The cost of not fixing:
Opportunities missed or delayed because the important work wasn't moving
Energy spent avoiding work instead of doing it - compounding daily
Self-trust continuing to erode - the most expensve cost of all
Credibility eroding quietly while you still look capable on the outside
Another system tried, money spent, same result, lost time and effort
Carrying this another year, another two years, without a real fix.
12 sessions. Five phases. Private consulting
Personalized and delivered with how you think and work
Written session summaries and action maps
Delivery through the BASIC Method
Asynchronous support between sessions
Tools and resources built around your specific pattern
PAY IN FULL
$2,800
Full investment - Best value
PAYMENT PLAN
3 x $1,100
USD - Spread over engagement
APPLY TO WORK TOGETHER
This isn't a formality. It's the first five
minutes of actually solving this.
I'm selective about who I work with - not to seem exclusive, but because
this only works when the fit is real. I'd rather tell you it's not right than take
your time and money on an engagement that won't land. The application is
five questions and takes ten minutes. I read every one personally. If there's
a fit, I'll reach out directly - not an assistant, not an automation - within 48 hours.
STEP 01
Complete the short application
Five questions. Ten minutes. Written so you can actually think - not just fill in boxes.
STEP 02
I review and reach out
Within 48 hours. After I review your application, I'll send you a link to schedule a conversation
STEP 03
We have a real conversation
Both of us are deciding. You're deciding if this is right for you. I'm deciding if I can genuinely help. That's the only agenda.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What people ask before they apply
Is this coaching? How is it different from working with a regular coach?
Traditional coaching often treats procrastination and execution problems as mindset or motivation issues. This is executive function consulting — we treat them as design problems. We're not exploring how you feel about the work. We're looking at exactly where your system is breaking down, specifically for you, and rebuilding it to work under the complexity of your actual life. The outcome is a functioning, personalized execution system — not insights about yourself.
Do I need an ADHD diagnosis to work with you?
No. Some of the professionals I work with have ADHD. Many don't. The patterns I work with — task avoidance, inability to initiate, losing trust in your own follow-through — show up in experienced, high-performing professionals regardless of how their brains are wired. If you're spinning, that's the signal. A formal diagnosis is not required.
I've tried everything. What makes this different?
"I've tried everything and nothing sticks" is actually the clearest sign you need this. Every solution you've tried was built on top of a problem that was never properly diagnosed. This is the diagnosis. Once you understand exactly where your execution breaks down — and why — you stop guessing and start building something that actually fits how you work.
How much time does this take every week?
Sessions are scheduled to fit your calendar — typically every 1–2 weeks. Each session is 60 minutes. Between sessions, there's no homework for homework's sake. Everything we work on is designed to integrate directly into your existing work — not add to the pile.
Why apply instead of just booking directly?
Because fit matters. The BASIC Method is a significant engagement — in time, effort, and investment. I want to make sure I can actually help you before we start. The application also gives me enough context to come into our first conversation prepared. It's not a gate — it's a head start.
What if I'm not sure the BASIC Method is right for me yet?
Start with the Stop Spinning session. It's a $97 USD one-hour consulting session that will show you exactly what's breaking down and why. If the pattern goes deeper than one session can address, we'll know that by the end. No pressure, no pitch — just honest answers about your situation.